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BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,299, dated August 6, 1889. Application illezl December 1'7, 1888. Serial No. 293,870. (No model.) Patented in Canada November 7, 1888, No. 30,147.

To au whom may coiocerle.-

Be it known that I, CALLIXTE ETHIER, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at St. Jrme, in the county of Terrebonne and Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bedst-eads, (for which I have obtained a patentin Canada, No. 30,117, dated November 7, 1888;) and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

My invention has reference to a bedstead composed of a rigid frame, on which is placed a movable one resting on the former through the medium of two screws, the latter serving to lower or raise the movable frame on the rigid one, thc former also being' provided with a movable head-rest at one of its extremities.

My invention has for its object to provide a bedstead for invalids who have to be handled with the greatest care and as much as possible not touched at all-a thing which can be perfectly well accomplished by its aid.

Referring' to the drawings, the same letters referto the same parts throughout the several views. Figure l is an end elevation, Fig. 2 a side elevation, and Fig. 3 a plan view. l

The two end pieces A and B of my bedstead are alike and made out of any suitable material adapted to form an open or skeleton frame, curved bands of metal being preferred, and are joined to the side pieces C C in a suitable manner. The legs of my bed stead are provided with the feet D, so as to make it easy to push along on the floor. To form a bearing for the mattresses,I use the ordinary'slats E, which can be made out of metal or any other suitable material, and joined te the side pieces C C in any suitable manner, the whole firmly secured by the pieces E E.

The two end pieces A and 13 are provided with the guard-pieces g g, joined to them in a convenient way, and also with the pieces II II, which serve as a support for the screws G G and the shaft J, the latter being provided with thebevel-pinions K K, which are exact duplicates of each other and couple onto the two bevel-pinions I I,which are fixed onto the screws G G at their lower extremity,the bevclpinions I I also being duplicate.

The screws G lr are heldin position at their upper end by means of the guards g g, consisting of vertical flat metal bars secured to the `end frames by their hori'zentallybent ends 7L 7Land the said screws are putin motion by means of the crank T, which can be attached to either of them.

This finishes the description of the immovable portion of my bedstead, and I will .new refer to a very important part-that is, the movable frame composed et the side pieces C C', which project through the open frames A B, and the cross-pieces C2 C2, which are joined to the projecting ends ofsaid side pieces in any suitable way. Moreover, they have the shape shown in Fig. l--that is, double the center of each portion being strengthened and provided with threaded openings at S for the passage of the screws G G, the whole to be made out of any material found suitable. On this movable frame is stretched a strong piece of canvas .3, (only shown in Fig. firmly attached to the pieces C C. This canvas is also provided with an opening C4, placed opposite the posterior part of the patient and for the purpose of satisfying the wants of nature.

On one Aend of the movable frame is attached a movable headrcst, composed of the piece L, which is joined at both extremities with the pieces C C in a suitable way, and on which is attached a strong piece of canvas N. To move this head-rest up and down I make use of the screw O, which is threaded in opposite direction at cach extremity, and which is held in position by means of the pieces R, secured to the pieces C C in a suitable way. One of its extremities is provided with a crank Q, so as to put it in motion when necessary. The head-rest is put in communication with the screw O by means of the pieces P P', joined at one end to the frame L at Z in a' suitable way, and at the other to the nuts p p, so that rest will rise or descend according to the way in which the screw O is turned. The pieces when the screw O is put in motion the head- IOO turning the Crank T in the proper direction, this permitting the change of the bed-clothes and a thorough ventilation, so necessary in certain cases; and, moreover, by inserting a night-vessel under and opposite the opezning C4, he can easily satisfy natures wants. The lowering of the movable frame is done simply by turning the crank T in the opposite direction previously done.

The patient can also be brought into a sitting position by means of the head-rest set in motion by means of the crank Q, screw O, and

pieces P P.

I am aware that it is not broadly new to construct a bedstead With a vertically-movable frame operated by right and left hand screws at the head and foot of the bed, and I confine myself to the specific arrangement of the apparatus as shown in the drawings, which is simpler and more conveniently operated and pushed about than those heretofore in use.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

g, secured t-o the end pieces, the revoluble screws G, journaled in said guard-pieces and provided with bevel-toothed wheels I, the pieces H, secured to the said end pieces and supporting the lower ends of the said screws, the shaft J, journaled in said pieces H and provided with beveled-toothed wheels K, gearing with said Wheels I, and a vertically-movable frame for supporting the patient, provided with cross-pieces c2, engaging with the said revoluble screws, the Whole being supported by the said bedstead legs and adapted to be moved about to any part of the sickroom, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

. OALLIX'IE ETHIER'. fitnessesz J. EMILE VANIER, J. D. DUCHARME. 

